bad behavior. james holmes, the suspect in the colorado mass shooting acting up in prison. why he is being forced to wear a mask and the new accounts for survivors who say the suspect stalked many victims like prey. good morning. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. we begin with a live look outside on a crisp and cool wednesday morning. 72 degrees outside our studios. a beautiful sunrise off in the distance as well this morning. not a bad way to see the weather this morning, tom. >> you don't usually associate the word crisp with july. >> exactly. but it is a fresh and cool morning. we had that wonderful change that did arrive overnight. look at these temperatures. down to 63 in gaithersburg, montgomery county. mid 60s much of fairfax county. upper 60s in arlington county. prince george's county in the

mid to upper 60s. in the district of columbia now, the low 70s. upper 70s on the warm waters of the bay. shenandoah valley to the mountains, a few 60s. some spots in the mountains in the 50s this morning. quite a change from yesterday's heat and humidity. by 9:00, here's your day planner, upper 70s. a mild and dry morning with lots of sun. a warm and dry noon hour. low to mid 80s by then. by mid afternoon, peaking in the upper 80s. hot and dry briefly, but cooling down by 6:00, down to the low to mid 80s. we'll have the low humidity in place throughout the day today. i'm returning in ten minutes, but right now danella is here with first 4 traffic.

as you make your way southbound, delays out of urbana, right around 80. passing clarksburg road, things looking look. a live look traveling southbound past germantown road, no issues, northbound you're clear. connecting to the lane divide, nice and clear as you connect to the beltway. a live look, outer loop looks good. inner loop from i-70 to i 285, about ten minutes. new questions this morning about what may have caused a teenager to drown in a shallow pound. rescuers arrived at the mistletoe apartments on stagecoach road about 9:00 last night. rescue workers combed the pond for about an hour last night before they found him. there were reports that the teen was just going for a swim on a hot night. today police and federal

ajens in aurora, colorado will be back out at the movie theater combing the building for any clues into last week's deadly shooting spree. agents will also return to james holmes apartment, he is being held in solitaire confinement and is wearing a black plastic facie mask to prevent him from spitting at guards. survivors are saying holmes was not randomly shooting, but instead was shouting at victims, targeting specific people. several memorial services will be held today. the first frun ral serviuneral be held this friday. the 21-year-old pregnant woman who escaped the shooting spree delivered a baby boy.

hugo jackson medley was born early yesterday morning. the baby's father caleb is in the same hospital. the 23-year-old is in a medically induced coma after being shot in the head during b is on the road to recovery9'x. doctors say that!5y4 towards the realized his son protester whenwr;3nin the room e i know so. >> both katie and baby hugo doctors say that caleb is on a ventilator but is starting to breathe on his own. police arrested at least five protesters when a rally outside city hall in anaheim, california got out of hand. police in full riot gear fired pepper spray at protesters. some protesters lit fires and threw rocks smashing windows. protesters have been demonstrating for four days since police shot and killed an unarmed man over the weekend. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire to tear through a prince george's county apartment building. that fire broke at about 7:45

last night in district heights. everyone got out okay, but some residents say they only had a few moments to escape. >> it was an entire building. it was on fire. my son said, mom, i could feel the heat on my ankles. >> so we ran inside the building. knocked on the doors, all the doors, tried to get everybody out. >> about 30 residents still can't go back to their homes because of damage. the red cross is helping them. president obama is still holding a slight lead over mitt romney in the latest nbc news wall street journal poll, but the candidates attacks on each other may be wearing thin on voter voters. 43% ofa travelq to t forw 40%, that's lower than john mccain at this point four years ago and john kerry in 2004. bob mcdonald will travel to

iowa tomorrow to campaign for mitt romney. he will appear at two events. louisiana governor bobby jindal will appear at one of them. both will stump for romney while he is overseas. mitt romney's campaign í looking intoparticipa attorney general as to for hav why voter addresses of deceased relatives, children and even family pets. the voter participation center accidentally mailed the forms which have been ending up in predominantly democratic voter blocs. 72 degrees, whe th your

so if you like to sleep with the tv on, thank you for that. but also you should know that

the habit could be making you a little more depressed. researchers at ohio state university say sleeping with too much light in the room, even the glow of a tv, can lead to some depression. hamsters used in that study were exposed to dill light at night for four weeks. those hamsters lacked energy and motivation. the good news, within two weeks of going back into a dark room the hamsters moods were back to normal. >> how do you tell when a hamster is in a good mood? >> hit that wheel. >> what about night lights? my kids like night lights. >> hopefully if you have that issue, you turn us on in the morning and we can perk you right up. >> beautiful sunrise out there. beautiful morning to start. tom, good morning. >> a glorious start to this wednesday. a wonderful break from the high heat and humidity. you will notice a fresh change when you step out the door. much of the region down into the 60s. right now reagan national is in

the low 70s. and it's in the low 70s near the bay to mid to upper 70s in a few locations. bay waters in the 80s. throughout the day, here is your day planner, we will climb to the upper 80s by mid afternoon. we'll have hot, dry conditions with low humidity throughout the day. change is on the way. seven-day outlook at 7:21. danella, how is traffic now? >> rails first. 19-minute delay on the brunswick east train number 890. on the roadways, 295 southbound, a crash here. this is right at south capitol street. be aware of that making your commute. checking things out in prince gorging county, branch road, things are oechlt northbound allan branch avenue no delays. 6:11 is your time. remembering the man who played one of the most iconic sitcom characters ever. and hoping for a sweet ending to a story of a dog named

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world. take a look here. the video shows a trainer being dragged underwater by a 6,000 pound killer whale. that whale grabs the trainer by the foot and drags him under water for several minutes. it took about eight minutes for the trainer to break free. this happened during a live performance in san diego in 2006. the trainer did survive. pepsi says it will continue to advertise and sponsor penn state. this comes after state farm announced its pulling its ads in the wake of the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. general motors says it is reconsidering its sponsorship deal and wall street is threatening to downgrade the school's credit rating. this news comes as the university works to remove joe paterno's legacy. construction workers took down the wall that stood behind the bronze statue of paterno. the statue was removed on sunday. we could get a sense today of whether congress will act to

keep your taxes from going up at the enof the year. the senate will hold a test vote on a bill to extend cuts for americans who earn less than $250,000 a year. democrats don't appear to have the 60 votes needed to advance the measure. it doesn't seem likely that va e republican tax break will be extended either. if a deal can't be reached, $600 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts would go into effect next year. animal rescue workers open $2,500 will help find the person who nearly killed a puppy. hershey is an 8-month-old pit bull. the humane society said somebody put him in a trash bag and tossed him from a car in upper marlboro last week. animal control officials picked him up and brought him to the shelter. rshey is underweight, has some paw problems likely from being locked in a cage.

>> heartbreaking. he is such a sweet dog, he is still so young. very, very obedient. i don't know how somebody could basically leave him for dead and just abandon him. >> the mutts matter rescue program in maryland will take care of hershey until he is healthy enough for adoption. tonight is the final rehearsal for london's spectacular opening ceremony, the show's director is begging spectators to stay tight-lipped about this. danny boyle making a personal plea to keep fans quiet. he started a hashtag on twitter called savethesurprise. performers had to sign a contract saying they would not talk. we do know the ceremony is called "aisles of wonder" will turn the stadium into a british countryside complete with live sheep, horses, cows, goats, chickens and sheep dogs. they let some spectators in to see the dress rehearsal. those are the ones they're asking to stay quiet. >> we know david beckham will have a role in the opening ceremonies for the olympic games.

but we don't know exactly what he'll be doing. he is not on the british olympic soccer team but is supporting britain and the nation's fans. >> should we do some pictures? beckham has been popping in on londoners at the olympic photo both. some fans broke down in tears when they saw the soccer star. it is part of a commercial for addidas shoes. look at the faces. move over waldo, where is usain bolt? that's what track fans want to know in london. the world's fastest man was absent from a public training appearance yesterday, as were most of jamaica's top sprinters. he was beaten in jamaica's olympic trials. bolt's coaches say the sprinter is 101% ready. >> kobe gets the slam. >> this year's men's olympic basketball team appears ready for the game. team usa cruised over spain

100-78 in the final exhibition game. carmelo anthony had 27 points. team usa will begin their quest for a second straight gold medal on sunday against france. remember, nbc 4 is your home for the 2012 olympic games. dan hele will be bringing us live reports starting tomorrow at 5:45, and you can go over to the london 2012 section of nbcwashington.com for the latest on the games any time day or night. >> i'm getting excited. >> yeah. >> coming up. almost 6:21. time for weather and traffic on the 1st. >> brilliant sunshine behind us there this morning and a nice, cool morning to get it started. >> a golden glitter path on the potomac. sun is up, a clear sky. low humidity it has moved in overnight and is in place, a fresh and cool morning across maryland, virginia, west virginia, most locations, low to mid 60s. that includes prince george's,

fairfax, montgomery, arlington counties and much of southern maryland away from the waters. on the waters, around the bay, mid and upper 70s. out of the mountains, a few locations have dipped into the 50s. there's that golden sunlight, sunrise at 6:04. here is your day planner. by noontime, mid 80s. bright, sunny day throughout the day. highs reaching upper 80s mid afternoon. a sun block day if you're going to the beach or pool or spending time outside. here is your four-day forecast. the heat and humidity return tomorrow and friday. small chance of storms each day. highs near 100. over the weekend, turning cooler, lower humidity sunday and money. danella, how is traffic? checking out the first 4 traffic report, a live look from chopper 4. traveling along i-95 northbound, as you make your way past fairfax county parkway, you are

hitting the brakes. traveling along i-95, delays start from prince william parkway. continuing on to 395, here is a live look making your way past seminary road. no major issues heading towards the 14th street bridge. clear as you head to the city. checking out travel speed, about 59 minutes north bound. that drive taking you about 11 minutes. after the break, holy cow, you won't believe the book that one hotel chain picked to replace the bible. and ahe

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controversial port on the base which will not be compatible with older accessories. there is a new option when it comes to in-room entertainment in one hotel. the bible has been replaced with the novel "50 shades of gray." if they are locking for entig enlightenment, they can get a copy of the bible at the front desk. the consensus on facebook is that people don't like this idea at all. a few people are like, fine, great. one lady said not a good idea. she said god will not bless that establishment. i will not patronize it. >> you're talking a holy book and replacing it with what some people think is extreme. >> there you go. 6:26 is our time. what you can now do to d.c. police officers without getting in trouble. and it takes art to the next

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minutes? dreaming big. today we will find out about a proposal to upgrade union station and make high-speed rail a reality, but don't get excited just yet. there are still some big questions hanging over those plans. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. mother nature turn on the air conditioning overnight. we are waking up to nice weather. temperatures in the 60s in most places. you should enjoy it while you can. tom kierein is doing just that outs outside on the storm 4 weather patio. nice day to be outside. >> look at this scene. streaks of golden sunlight now skimming across the lawn here in northwest washington. absolutely gorgeous morning. we have low humidity in place a

beautiful blue sky. here are the temperatures around the region right now. all those areas in green, they are in the 60s. it's in the mid 70s right in washington on the tidal potomac and around the bay. for the rest of your day, at noon, low to mid 80s. we will have temperatures by mid afternoon peaking in the upper 80s. by late afternoon down to the mid 80s. a sunny, warm and dry day coming up. the low humidity in place throughout the day. big change is on the way. it looks like the heat and humidity will be returning tomorrow. details on that coming up and a look at your seven-day outlook at 6:51. a look at our first 4 traffic this morning. danella, how is it looking? >> looking at the beltway right now, heavy on the breaks

already. delays start at i-95. as you pass new hampshire avenue, you will see volume. i can tell you once you get to coswell road, things looking good. heading over to i-66, heavy on the breaks eastbound at 50. you're sluggish all the way to the beltway. let's check traffic speeds. from fairfax county parkway as you drive to the beltway, about 37 miles per hour. pretty slow. that drive taking you about 16 minutes. also seeing delays on the rails. we'll talk details in ten minutes. eun? >> 6:32 now. amtrak wants to turn union station into a hub for high speed rail it will unveil an ambitious plan today to renovate the train station and transform the neighborhood around it but this vision may be far from becoming a reality any time soon. tracee wilkins is live at union station with details. >> reporter: that is not their hope. they're hope is that they will get funding from this project and it will move ahead.

as it stands, union station is the second busiest train station in the country with more than 100,000 people coming through here every day. right now officials say they're overcrowded, doing the best they can with what they have. today amtrak officials will announce a $7 billion transformation of the station. the company says the upgrade will triple capacity and make union station a high-speed rail hub for the northeast. the renovation will double the number of trains union station can accommodate. it's hard to believe, but some of union station's rail structures have not changed since 1907. amtrak spokesman says as it stands they are operating beyond capacity. in addition to adding trains, district-based developer ackridge released a statement saying the restructuring will include a 3 million square foot mixed use development that will include a new neighborhood. it will be built above the railyards north of the station.

the "washington post" reports that the proposal calls for the restructuring of the eighth street bridge as well. the paper also says there could be funding issues ahead for the $7 billion project since it appears they will need some federal money paying for it, and the federal government has not been giving up money for these transportation projects around the country. the good news is federal officials are expected to attend today's announcement along with local officials. reporting live outside union station, i'm tracee wilkins, new 4. today democratic leaders in the maryland house of delegate also meet in annapolis to try to come up with a compromise to expand gambling in the state. governor martin o'malley has been meeting with county and state leaders to bring a vegas-style casino to prince george's county. lawmakers are concerned about lowering the state's 57% tax rate. o'malley wants to reach a consensus before calling a special legislative session. arlington police investigating their first homicide in more than two years, and it appears to ab murder-suicide.

police say a family member found the couple dead inside their apartment at the park shirlington complex. this was yesterday afternoon. a neighbor told us that the couple, both 30 years old, lived there with their two young sons. investigators are searching trash bins behind that building for evidence. a babysitter is charged with the murder with an 11-month-old boy who died nine months ago. police arrested 20-year-old carol lutsky on monday. they say she was watching an 11-month-old in october. at the time lutsky said the boy became unresponsive. instead of calling 911, she took the baby to his mother who then was taken to the hospital where he died. an autopsy revealed that the baby died of blunt force trauma to the upper body. sources tell news 4 that lutsky was a family friend. d.c. police officers can no longer interfere or seize your camera if you are taking pictures of them while working. the new policy is as a result of

the lawsuit by the american civil liberties union. a young photographer said police detained him for taking pictures of a traffic stop two years ago. this is part of the settlement, the new policy. from now on, police are not allowed to take your camera or tell you to stop snapping pictures. officers are also banned from intentionally blocking your view. under this policy an officer can ize your cell phone if they think it has evidence but they need a search warrant before they]vwu8a$i0wxlixoèrtód04yç wheaton but with restrictions. the montgomery county council approved a compromise that will allow costco to build the station but with strings. the gas station must be 300 feet away from recreation areas and homes. that's less than the original 1,000 feet buffer zone. but costco will have to downsize th 16 pumps or move it.s station neighborhood groups have been fighting the original plans

because of childhood safety and traffic concerns. your ride on bus is back on schedule but expect some delays. ride on has been using a holiday schedule since the weekend after pulling 30 champion-style buses out of service. there have been at least a dozen fires on those buses since 2009, including this fire last wednesday in silver spring. >> it is 6:37. 70 0 delee degrees out there. the problem in london that people in d.c. could deal with. >> i can't do that. >> i don't know. >> what are they saying? >> i don't know. we'll tell you they are some of the most t calm

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the u.s. geological service just reported a 3.8 magnitude earthquake near los angeles. it happen the just 20 minutes ago that would make it just after 3:00 l.a. time. right now no reports of damage. stay tuned throughout the morning on news 4 for updates. look at this. a giant iceberg breaking off of a glacier in greenland causing a tsunami. an australian tourist hired a boat and crew to check out sites. one of the tourists caught that big wave on tape and posted it on youtube, of course. you can see the wave caused the boat to sway a lot. nobody got hurt. it's been so warm, the rain on the ice sheets has jumped from 47% to 94% since july 8th. >> if i had seen that i would be jumping for a life jacket. people are taking a picture. >> priorities are not what they used to be. >> 6:41, time for weather and

traffic on the 1s. tom, a beautiful day. hope it will last. >> you will notice a dramatic change as you step out the door this morning. temperatures are in the 60s in most locations, accompanied by low humidity. right now 73 at reagan national. milder by the bay. hometown forecast, prince george's county, by noontime, should be around 80 degrees. bright sun throughout the morning and afternoon as temperatures peak in the mid to upper 80s by mid to late afternoon this evening, as you head out, clear sky, low humidity. by late evening, back down to near 70. the humidity and heat return tomorrow. how long will it last? your seven-day outlook at 6:51. danella, how is traffic? >> let's start with the rails. a delay on the marc brunswick east, about 19 minutes. metro and vre no delays at this time. a live look from chopper 4 driving on 395 northbound slow at etsell. these delays continue to the 14th street bridge but really

jammed towards seminary road. travel speed for you from the beltway over the 14th street bridge at about 31 miles per hour that drive taking over 20 minutes. now, let's head over to the outer loop of the beltway at van dorn. very slow making your way to telegraph road. aaron? coming up on 6:43. police and federal agents in aurora, colorado will be back out today searching for clues into last week's deadly shooting spree that left 12 dead and dozens injured. at the same time we are getting new details this morning about what it was like inside that movie theater that day and how the suspect is behaving behind bars. melissa mollet with more on that. >> reporter: authorities are delivering subpoenas, executing search warrants now more details about what exactly happened inside that movieplex last week and the shooter's behavior. james holmes is become held in solitaire confinement now,

reportedly wearing a black plastic face mask to prevent him from spitting at guards. witnesses say at one point holmes was walking up the aisle of the theater and seemed to be targeting specific people, asking them questions like what are you doing? telling them to stand up and then shooting. the fbi was inside his apartment again tuesday, it had been extensively wired with explosives that building remains closed. police residents can return. agents also poring over records at the college where holmes was studying trying to figure out if any of the $26,000 stipend he was receiving for a graduate program was used to buy weapons or ammunition. batman star christian bale came to town unannounced to visit injured victims, families and first responders. a state fund set up for the victims has reached $2 million. memorials were held yesterday. more are scheduled for today. we know the first funeral orww:

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the lower humidity, it swept through yesterday afternoon, and that change has occurred at the expense of some storms that came through. unloaded quite a bit of rain through central virginia. that was welcomed with our abnormally dry conditions. also we had some wind damage out in hardy county, west virginia. some trees snapped off there with those storms. this morning all those areas in green, the 60s. delightful morning here for late july. we'll take it. with the low humidity, a fresh and cool morning. low 70s in washington and along the tidal potomac. along the bay, mid and upper 70s. away from the waters, in the 60s. we'll have a mild, dry morning. upper 70s by 9:00. by noon, low to mid 80s. lots of sun and a blue sky. sunscreen day if you are going to the beach and pool. highs in the upper 80s by afternoon. the humidity comes back and the heat builds tomorrow. in fact, near 100 tomorrow afternoon. might have an isolated storm

with hazy sunshine, hazy, hot and humid again on friday. up near 100 again. a greater chance of scattered storms. some of them could be severe. saturday and into the weekend, cooling down, maybe some afternoon thunderstorms on saturday. lower humidity saturday and sunday. danel danella? >> traveling the beltway in montgomery county, hitting the brakes from i-95 towards cosville road. down to prince george's conte. starting to see delays on branch view avenue. you are slow making your way to the beltway. not seeing any accidents, though. and heading across the wilson bridge, nice and clear in both directions. making your way in both directions, no accidents, no major delays. eun? 6:52 now. the opening ceremony is still two days away, but the 2012 olympic games officially start

now. women's soccer and archery begin competition today. the american women will kick off soccer action against france. the team is looking for their third straight gold medal. you can catch their first match live on the nbc sports network at noon. with millions of fans flocking to london just two days before the games, transportation troubles are starting to sprout in the host city. vip olympic lanes on london's already crowded and narrow streets are causing major backups, and something d.c. commuters can relate to, the aging subway system is having trouble keeping up with demand and often forcing residents to ride in blistering heat. >> shoe take a bottle of water with you. in the tube it's really hot. >> we just got on the tube from heathr heathrow, it was really hot. >> to have something simple like heat sort of, you know, cancel a train service is ridiculous and unacceptable really. >> london's underground also called the tube is expected to carry an additional 3 million

riders a day during the games. this bus could probably carry a lot of passengers. check it out. an artist worked for six months to install lifts on an old double-decker bus to get it to do push-ups in preparations for the olympic games. i guess everyone has to get in shape. the impressive site is installed outside the czech republic house in london. an historic landmark breaking tradition to ring in the summer games. for the first time in 50 years, big ben will toll outside it's normal schedule for three minutes on friday morning. big ben will chime 42 times, and is to be rung by hand for this occasion. the last time big ben rang outside the regular hours was for the funeral of king george vi in 1952. >> all right. team usa is preparing for their stay in london, but try to speak some of the local lingo called

cocknee, a rhyming slang spoken in london's east end. >> olympians were asked to try this phrase, i'll put on the kettle and make us a nice cup of tea, but in a cocknee sound. that way you will say i will stick on the hansel and gretel and stick on a nice cup of rosie lee. >> i will stick on the -- can't do that one. >> i'll stick on the hansel and gretel and make us a nice cup of rosie lee. >> i will stick on the hansel and gretel and make a nice cup of rosie lee. >> that was a southern accent. >> that was way southern. >> sounds like texas. texas by way of london? >> team usa tried their hands at a couple other phrases, too. this is all part of the u.s. olympic committee's thank you britain campaign. >> i think you did a good job, aaron. >> thank you, eun and britain.

remember, nbc 4 is your home for the 2012 olympic games. dan will bring us live reports starting tomorrow at 5:45 on news 4 today, and you can go to the london 2012 section of nbcwashington.com for the latest on the london games. >> two more days. >> yes, ma'am. that is new 4 today. we thank you for starting your day with us. >> "the today show" is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with weather, traffic and any breaking news. we're back here tomorrow morning at 4:28. join us then.